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How to Bet the River City Handicap at Churchill Downs
By DICK POWELL
A field of eight will contest Saturday’s River City Handicap (G3) for three-year-olds and up going 1 1/8 miles on the turf at Churchill Downs . There are no three-year-olds entered and the spread of assigned weights range from 121 ...
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How to Bet the Red Smith Handicap at Aqueduct
By DICK POWELL
Like most sportswriters of his time, Red Smith knew all there was to know about baseball, boxing and horse racing. For most of his career, he was a columnist but wrote in a clear and concise style without the flowery language other ...
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How to Bet the Bob Hope at Del Mar
By DICK POWELL
I love the names of the stakes races for the fall meeting at Del Mar. It shows my age but they make sense when you understand the demographics of horse racing.
Bob Hope was as big a star as there was when I was growing up. A maj ...
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Is Monte Man Unstoppable in the Heitai Stakes?
As of last October, #1 Monte Man was a nothing more than a decent claimer on the New York circuit. Fast forward a bit more than a year, and Monte Man is the 8-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s $50,000 Heitai Stakes for Louisiana-breds at ...
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Dover Hosts Three-Year-Old Matron Finales; Fall Final Four Elims At Meadowlands Overture To Stakes Season’s End
All four sophomore divisions put a lid on their season with the Matron Stakes at Dover on Nov. 15. Not all of the season’s heroes made it to Delaware but most in the fields are recognizable.
The curtain falls for the frosh season wit ...
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How to Bet the Red Smith Stakes
Just how many times has trainer Mike Maker claimed turf horses, stretched them out in distance, and turned them into graded stakes winners?
The list goes on and on—I even wrote a whole article about it earlier this year —and the latest example ...
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Baffert Runners Look Tough in Bob Hope Stakes
If Del Mar ever decides to rename the $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes (gr. III) , all they would really have to do is change “Hope” to “Baffert” and it would be perfectly understandable, considering how thoroughly the Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert ...
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Why I'm Betting Mr. Misunderstood in the River City Handicap
He’s arguably the fastest horse on paper, he has a perfect record over the local turf course, and he’s dropping in class out of a Grade 1 race. What’s not to like about #3 Mr. Misunderstood in Saturday’s $100,000 River City Handicap (gr. III) at ...
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Monomoy Girl comparison to past divisional champions
By DICK POWELL
The other day, I ended my analysis of the 2018 Horse of the Year debate by asking why isn’t MONOMOY GIRL in the conversation? So let’s look at her sophomore season, in which she captured five Grade 1 stakes races and finished f ...
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Justify's brief season enough for Horse of the Year
by DICK POWELL
I have an Eclipse Award vote, but I wait for the year to be finished before I fill out my ballot. There are still meaningful Grade 1 stakes left in the last six weeks of the 2018 calendar and not until all the major stakes races a ...
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Early Impressions on the Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby
With less than six months remaining until the 2019 Kentucky Derby , we’re about to enter what I like to consider the second stage of the qualification process.
The first stage included the major Breeders’ Cup prep races such as the Champagne St ...
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Five-eighths mile ovals host Sunday cards
While fans of the National Football League were keen on watching several contests on Sunday afternoon, standardbred racing fans were focused on the action at a trio of five-eighths mile ovals. Sunday evening at Rosecroft Raceway, Cool Casper (Roger ...
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GoFundMe page set up to help family of fallen exercise rider Acuna
Odanis Acuna (c) Churchill Downs/Coady Photography
Trainer Kenny McPeek has set up a GoFundMe page following a tragic training accident Saturday morning at Churchill Downs that claimed the lives of veteran exercise rider Odanis Acuna and the ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10: Pedigree Ratings
Analyzing pedigrees is a big part of searching for promising Kentucky Derby contenders. A horse might show promise sprinting, but does it have the pedigree to excel going the Derby distance of 1 ¼ miles?
With this in mind, I’ve poured over the ...
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Betting Races on Soft Turf, Part 1: Why Europeans Can Have an Edge
Relatively speaking, racehorses in North America don’t get many opportunities to run on truly soft, rain-inundated turf courses. When heavy rains strike, turf races are frequently transferred to the dirt track in order to preserve the grass.
But i ...
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Sunset On Stakes Season; Hit And Miss At Dover Matrons; $13 Win Topper; 38 Percent Hit The Board
Post-Breeders Crown territory is wide and cold. In deep November the season’s stakes program shrinks to only a few six-digit events. More two-year-olds were featured in the Matron finals, the traditional follow-ups to the Breeders Crown. Do ...
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Yonkers and Meadowlands offer solid Saturday night cards
While many of the sport's best older horses have already been turned out for the year, save those few gearing up for the $100,000 Potomac Pace at Rosecroft Raceway next month, both Yonkers Raceway and the Meadowlands offered intriguing cards on Satur ...
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How to play the $19,541 Pick 5 carryover at Turf Paradise
It typically doesn't get much love or attention from bettors nationwide on the weekends as it does on weekdays, but Turf Paradise does have a $19,541 carryover in its 50-cent Pick 5 Saturday afternoon that's enough of an enticement to give the sequen ...
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Breeders’ Cup Champions Saturday Recap
The 2018 Breeders' Cup is in the books with some of the top horses in the world providing exceptional performances. Although Triple Crown winner Justify couldn't participate due to his retirement after the Belmont Stakes, two-time Prix de l'Arc de Tr ...
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Maryland-breds returning to national prominence
Horse racing in Maryland has certainly endured its share of ups and downs over the past three decades for numerous reasons, but one genuine sign the Free State may be on a genuine upswing stems from the efforts of thoroughbreds and standardbreds the ...
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Breeders' Cup Future Stars Friday Recap
It's been a week since the best horses in the world descended upon Churchill Downs for the 2018 Breeders' Cup. On Friday, Nov. 2, the top juvenile runners battle it out for some of the biggest purses they'll ever run for. Check out a recap of what ha ...
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Mozu Katchan Seeks Repeat Win in Queen Elizabeth II Cup
The autumn racing season in is well underway, and the weekly parade of Group 1 races will continue on November 11th with the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Jpn-I) at Kyoto, a 2,200-meter event that serves as a major prize for some of the nation’s best f ...
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Matron Stakes highlight Dover Downs Thursday card
While many standardbred racing fans are unaccustomed to seeing many of the sport's top trotters and pacers compete in lucrative stakes during the week, many of them were quick to focus on the action at Dover Downs on Thursday as the Delaware five-eig ...
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Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Game Winner
Game Winner wins the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Churchill Downs (c) Coady Photography
by Dick Powell
Gary and Mary West’s GAME WINNER capped off his brilliant juvenile campaign with a fine tally in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) ...
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2018 Breeders’ Cup Wrap-Up
Churchill Downs (c) Coady Photography
The 35th Breeders’ Cup featured two days of notable performances at Churchill Downs . Here is a brief recap of the 14-race program.
FUTURE STARS FRIDAY
Juvenile Turf Sprint
Bulletin ...
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How to bet the 2018 Commonwealth Turf
Churchill Downs (c) Coady Photography
by Dick Powell
A field of seven is entered for the Commonwealth Turf (G3) at Churchill Downs for straight three-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles on the turf. Let’s take a deep dive on the runners.
RE ...
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Two-Year-Old Matron Stakes Featured At Dover; More Freshmen In Garden State Splits At Meadowlands
The remaining stakes for 2018 trail through November and end with the traditional Matron Series, which has been presented at Dover since moving north years ago. For the two-year-olds there will only be a trio of Matrons available for bettin ...
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Mad Luther Ships In for Golden Nugget Stakes
Although five local runners are set to defend their home track in Saturday’s $50,000 Golden Nugget Stakes at Golden Gate Fields , the one shipper from the East Coast appears to stand a solid chance at coming away with the winner’s share of the p ...
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2yos Take to the Turf in Aqueduct's Atlantic Beach Stakes
As the saying goes, a Kentucky Derby winner can come from anyone, so as we head into winter with roughly six months remaining until the first Saturday in May, it could pay to keep an eye on every stakes race of significance open to the three-yea ...
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Melbourne Cup a triumph for Godolphin, lesson in rule enforcement
by DICK POWELL
Following international racing and having the experience of attending races around the world gives you a different perspective on how things are done.
Godolphin has had a spectacular season in 2018. "The Boys in Blue have" been ...
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How to Bet the Commonwealth Turf Stakes
Seemingly every time we turn around, Ken and Sarah Ramsey have been named the leading owner at another Churchill Downs race meet, so it’s hardly surprising to see that they will start one of the favorites in Saturday’s $100,000 Commonwealth Tur ...
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The legend that is Enable and other Breeders' Cup reflections
by DICK POWELL
How lucky are we that superstar horses like ENABLE and WINX are still racing? This is a great time to follow horse racing around the world with legendary horses competing and still building their reputations. Take a moment and ...
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Observations on Breeders' Cup weekend betting pools
With several days of reflection and a review of the charts, here are random thoughts on some of the betting that occurred during Breeders' Cup weekend at Churchill Downs.
Juvenile Turf Sprint
By far the strangest odds discrepency involved r ...
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Takeaways from Breeders' Cup Future Stars Friday
Breeders' Cup Friday was for the youngsters and some sensational performances took place. The race for champion two-year-old male is over with Game Winner clinching that award with his Juvenile (G1) triumph. Colt is four-for-four this season for B ...
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Horses to watch in the 2018 Melbourne Cup
Europe has come loaded for bear in Monday night's Melbourne Cup (G1) at Flemington, which can be watched and wagered on at TwinSpires.com .
#1 Best Solution , the 127-pound highweight, has won four straight in Britain, Germany, and Australia. # ...
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Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10: Game Winner the Early Leader
Well, the 2018 Breeders’ Cup is in the history books, and you know what that means—it’s time to start looking ahead toward the 2019 Kentucky Derby !
A handful of official prep races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby have already been run, inc ...
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Top 10 Highlights of the 2018 Breeders' Cup World Championships
What were your favorite moments of the 2018 Breeders' Cup? ...
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Monomoy Girl Keeps On Winning in Breeders' Cup Distaff
"She ran the way she was training,” Cox told Churchill Downs after the race. “She was training like a monster and she ran like a monster. She is a special filly, one of a kind, an unbelievable filly." Monomoy Girl recorded a final time of 1:49.79 wh ...
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Accelerate Completes Sensational Season with Breeders' Cup Classic Victory
Long ago, there was some doubt about Accelerate’s ability to handle 1 ¼ miles in top company. He was more of a miler, or so the thinking went; a talented horse no doubt, but not exactly a superstar.
But Accelerate has proven to be a classic exam ...
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Game Winner Gamely Wins the Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Game Winner’s final time of 1:43.67 was 0.05 slower than Jaywalk ran while winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) earlier in the day, but focusing on the final time misses how much adversity Game Winner had to overcome with his wide tri ...
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Jaywalk Cruises to Victory in Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Trained by John Servis, Jaywalk has now won four straight races, a streak that includes a late-running victory in the White Clay Creek Stakes at Delaware Park and a front-running 5 ¾-length triumph in the Frizette Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont that was e ...
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‘Crown’-Alumni Sophomores Pay Off At Hoosier; 48 Percent Hit The Board On ‘Watch’ List
Before we review the results of our features’ contenders, make note that we have already and will continue to add to our horses-to-watch list (H2W) all horses that raced in the 2018 Breeders Crown finals no matter where they finished in the events on ...
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Meadowlands and Rosecroft offer Saturday night cards
On the same night that Churchill Downs offered nine Breeders Cup races on turf and dirt that may have settled every divisional honor other than champion three-year-old colt and horse of the year, the Meadowlands offered an intriguing card in which ju ...
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Accelerate and Enable lead star-studded cast on Breeders’ Cup Saturday
Enable completed the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe/Breeders' Cup Turf double in the same year on Saturday at Churchill Downs (c) Coady Photography
A monstrous day of racing at Churchill Downs on Saturday was capped by the $6 million Breeders’ Cup ...
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Playing the mandatory Rainbow 6 payout at Santa Anita Park on Sunday
Santa Anita Park (c) Cecilia Gustavsson/Horsephotos.com
Those looking to re-invest their Breeders' Cup winnings or get back any losses won't have long to wait as there will be a mandatory Rainbow 6 payout at Santa Anita on Sunday, closing da ...
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Rainbow Heir and other plays on Breeders' Cup Saturday
With the scratch of morning line favorite Polydream from Saturday's Breeders' Cup Mile (G1), I admit to no longer having a great feel for that race. Therefore, Pick 4s and 5s involving the Mile will not be a focal point of my wagering plans.
As ...
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Best plays on Breeders' Cup Saturday
Here are four horses I look forward to playing on Breeders’ Cup Saturday:
Turf Sprint : World of Trouble drew well in post 11 and exits a pair of sharp stakes wins in turf sprints, including an easy tally in the Quick Call at today’s 5 ½-furlon ...
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Top juveniles step up on Breeders’ Cup ‘Future Stars Friday’
Game Winner and Joel Rosario capture the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Churchill Downs (c) Rickelle Nelson/Horsephotos.com
The youngsters took center stage on Breeders’ Cup “ Future Stars Friday ” at Churchill Downs , and we witnessed some f ...
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2018 Breeders' Cup News & Notes
The 35th edition of the Breeders' Cup World Championships returns to historic Churchill Downs on November 2-3, and TwinSpires.com is your one-stop shop for news, analysis and more.
The final major preps have now taken place, so it's full speed ...
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2018 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint international scouting report: Havana Grey, Lost Treasure try to end shut-out
Havana Grey (c) Jamie Newell/Horsephotos.com
European sprinters are winless so far in the 10-year history of the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1), but there was no international representation at all in a few of those runnings. And with the dist ...
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Handicapping Breeders’ Cup Friday
Juvenile Turf Sprint
Soldier’s Call (#2) and Sergei Prokofiev (#8) are top contenders from overseas but I lack a strong opinion in the inaugural running of the Juvenile Turf Sprint. Stillwater Cove (#4) , Moonlight Romance (#6) , Pocket Dy ...
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Thoughts on Friday's Breeders' Cup Pick 5 and an undercard Spot Play
There will be 50-cent minimum Late Pick 5s on Friday and Saturday encompassing the final five races of the Breeders' Cup each day and with a nifty 15 percent takeout. My ticket for Friday's all-juvenile sequence will closely follow my selections fo ...
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Breeders Cup could offer plenty of value
Thoroughbred racing fans and players from across the globe will be seeking to cash tickets on Saturday afternoon when Churchill Downs hosts the 35th edition of the Breeders Cup Championships and several races include short-priced favorites who may be ...
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Keeler Johnson's Post-Breeders' Cup Santa Anita Spot Plays
If the Breeders’ Cup has you in the mood for playing the races and you find that you’re not ready to call it quits at the end of the Saturday card, never fear—there’s plenty more memorable racing on Sunday, including a nice card at Santa Anita ...
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2018 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint international scouting report: Sergei Prokofiev, Soldier's Call set the standard
Panoramic photo of Soldier's Call (c) Jamie Newell/Horsephotos.com
The inaugural Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint was expected to be of interest to Europe’s speedy brigade, and so it proved with half of the 12-horse field shipping across the ...
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Keeler Johnson's Breeders' Cup Saturday Spot Plays
As usual, the Breeders’ Cup Saturday card is packed with large fields, competitive races, and exciting wagering opportunities. When you pit this many talented horses against each other, you’re bound to find an abundance of live contenders offering a ...
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How to bet the early Pick 4 on Breeders’ Cup Saturday
Breeders' Cup saddle cloths at Churchill Downs (c) Rickelle Nelson/Horsephotos.com
by Scott Shapiro
If you are a Pick 4 player, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships is a wonderful two-day experience and, with three opportunities each on ...
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How to bet the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile/Classic Daily Double
The Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs (c) Coady Photography
by Scott Shapiro
Myriad wagering opportunities await horseplayers at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships , including a few Daily Double wagers linking Friday and Saturday races. ...
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Sophmores Stampede At Hoosier; Classic Kids In Combat At Meadowlands
The Breeders Crown winners are in the books. This weekend, though, some may be back because as November enters, the harness racing calendar is not want for more big events. On the penultimate weekend for Hoosier Park, 2018 there are several ...
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2018 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf international scouting report: Just Wonderful, East top European hopes
Unlike the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1), where Europeans tend to prosper, the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) has been a haven for the home team. North American-based fillies have won eight of 10 runnings. Chad Brown is responsible for exactly half ...
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Banking on the Breeders’ Cup Head2Head wagers
Churchill Downs (c) Coady Photography
One of the fascinating new wagers that will be held during Breeders’ Cup weekend is the Head2Head (H2H). The incredibly attractive format has a minimum $10 base with a miniscule 10 percent takeout. Seven ...
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Longchamp post positions could offer insight into Breeders’ Cup performances
Enable readies for the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) at Churchill Downs (c) Rickelle Nelson/Horsephotos.com
by Dick Powell
Seven of the 14 Breeders’ Cup races this weekend at Churchill Downs will be run on the turf. Some have raced at Longcha ...
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Five Breeders' Cup longshots to follow
Noting a few horses who, though they didn't quite make my personal Breeders' Cup cut, might still prove dangerous at a price.
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Aqueduct another racing highlight on Breeders' Cup weekend
If the weather forecast is correct, the welcome respite from rain between last weekend's closing of Belmont Park and the meet lid-lifter at Aqueduct on Friday will come to an end at the wrong time.
An annoyingly wet season during the first half of ...
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2018 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf international scouting report: Anthony Van Dyck, Line of Duty spearhead raiding party
The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) has gone to Europe seven times in its 11-year history, and the renewal on “Future Stars Friday” may well add to the tally. Arguably the premier domestic hope, Fog of War, is sidelined, while the international te ...
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My Breeders' Cup Classic Picks
This is easily the deepest, hardest to handicap, Breeders' Cup Classic I can remember. It's hard to pick the winner of the Classic, but, usually, I've got an idea of how the race might run. In 2014, I thought Shared Belief might follow Bayern around ...
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My Breeders' Cup Distaff Picks
After Abel Tasman bombed in the Grade 1 Zenyatta, I thought to myself, "Awesome! Now, I'll get odds on her to win the Breeders' Cup Distaff!" But after Monday's draw, Abel Tasman showed up a 7/2 co-second choice to beat favored Monomoy Girl. Big odds ...
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My Breeders' Cup Turf Picks
The Breeders' Cup decided to go back to a more traditional BC with the Mile, Turf, and Distaff all a part of the late Pick 4. Those looking for a free square need look no further than the Breeders' Cup Turf where the exceptional Enable should dominat ...
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How to Bet the Multi-Day Breeders' Cup Doubles
A two-day double wager linking the Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) with the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) has been a staple of the Breeders’ Cup wagering menu for nearly a decade, but with changes to the race schedule for 2018, the wager has been repl ...
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Looking for Longshots in the Breeders' Cup Classic
Unlike the last few years, when a handful of standout runners have made the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) more of a showdown among short-priced favorites than a wide-open betting race, the November 3rd, 2018 edition of the Classic at ...
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Eight Europeans Face Six Americans in 2018 Breeders' Cup Mile
It’s looking like a classic North America vs. Europe showdown in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (gr. I) on November 3rd at Churchill Downs , and while the raiders hold a slight advantage in numbers, the Americans appear far from being over ...
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Complexity single material in Breeders' Cup Friday Pick 4
A pair of late Pick 4 wagers is offered on the Breeders' Cup Friday card, one starting in Race 6 and the other Race 7. I will focus on the first which is comprised solely of juvenile races.
Race 6 -- Juvenile Fillies Turf
Just two of the 10 ...
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2018 Breeders' Cup Mile international scouting report: Polydream, Expert Eye, O'Brien battalion, and more
With top miler Alpha Centauri retired due to injury and the rest of the European division lacking a standout, the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) could continue its trend in favor of American-based runners. Only one international has scored in the last sev ...
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Roy H, Imperial Hint Meet Again in 2018 Breeders' Cup Sprint
Nine runners. Eight stakes winners. Seven graded stakes winners. Four Grade 1 winners. One champion. Those are the characteristics that define the field for the $2 million TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I) on November 3rd at Churchill Do ...
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Is Enable a Single in the Breeders' Cup Turf?
From a handicapping and wagering perspective, one of the trickiest and most critical races of the entire Breeders’ Cup World Championships on November 3rd at Churchill Downs is the $4 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (gr. I) , and not because the rac ...
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Keying Blue Prize in the Breeders' Cup Distaff
I can certainly understand why many handicappers are viewing the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (gr. I) on November 3rd at Churchill Downs as a two-horse race between #2 Abel Tasman and #11 Monomoy Girl .
At first glance, the race does lo ...
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Why I'm Betting Game Winner in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile
No matter how you slice it, the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) on November 2nd at Churchill Downs is more than just another horse race.
Even setting aside its massive purse, the 8.5-furlong race also serves as a season-defining test ...
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Bellafina Favored in Deep Renewal of Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
At some point in the lengthy history of the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) , there has probably been a better field than the one that has assembled for Friday’s renewal of the race at Churchill Downs. But I’d be hard-pressed to ...
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Breeders’ Cup favorites turn in final works
As we approach the final days before the 35th Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs , the contenders are completing their major preparations.
Here’s a selection of recent works from a number of Breeders’ Cup headliners.
Classi ...
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Rosecroft and Pompano offer solid Sunday cards
While many sports enthusiasts were keen on watching another round of National Football League games on Sunday, harness racing fans were quick to watch the action on Rosecroft Raceway and Pompano Park, a pair of five-eighths mile ovals along the east ...
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2018 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf international scouting report: Magic Wand, Wild Illusion, Eziyra, and more
Magic Wand (c) Frank Sorge/Horsephotos.com
Over the past six years, Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) winners have been either European shippers or Chad Brown trainees. The score is tied at 3-3, and Saturday’s edition will tip the balan ...
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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile 2018 Pedigree Profiles
by Dick Powell
CODE OF HONOR is from the first crop of Noble Mission, a full brother to superstar Frankel. Noble Mission is off to a decent start at stud but only has nine winners from his first crop. Code of Honor, by far the best runner Noble ...
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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile BRIS Speed Rating Report 2018
Well Defined wins the In Reality division of the Florida Sire Stakes (c) Lauren King/Adam Coglianese Photography
A full cast of 14 has been assembled for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on the November 2 “Future Stars Friday” progra ...
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Breeders Crown Winner Tops List At $65; A Place Bonanza At $25; McWicked-Filibuster Bury Lazarus N; Exacta Evolve
Here are the results and some brief notes on our successes and failures we faced at the 2018 Breeders Crown finals from Pocono Downs:
Saturday, Oct. 27
BREEDERS CROWN COUNTDOWN
Of the four finals covered in the last BCC blog, ...
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2018 Breeders’ Cup Turf international scouting report: Enable and her challengers
Enable (c) Frank Sorge/Horsephotos.com
The Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) could end up being a one-horse race, if two-time Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) heroine Enable produces anything like a characteristic effort. But if she doesn’t, there’s no sh ...
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Breeders' Cup Distaff BRIS Speed Rating Report 2018
Monomoy Girl readies for the Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) at Churchill Downs (c) Coady Photography
The $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) will feature a match-up between the leading three-year-old filly Monomoy Girl and the leading older fe ...
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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf 2018 Pedigree Profiles
by Dick Powell
ANTHONY VAN DYCK is by the legendary Galileo. His dam is the Exceed and Excel mare Believe’n’succeed, making him a half-brother to New Zealand champion sprinter and Group 1 winner Bounding. Galileo does extremely well with fast m ...
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2018 Breeders’ Cup Classic international scouting report: Roaring Lion, Thunder Snow, Mendelssohn
Thunder Snow (c) Dubai Racing Club
While it’s nothing new for high-class Europeans to try the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), the gambit is typically an afterthought, and the discussion centers upon their chances of transferring international turf ...
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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies 2018 Pedigree Profiles
by Dick Powell
BABY NINA is a daughter of Flatter who was bred in Ohio. She is out of a dam by More Than Ready whose first two foals to race are multiple stakes winners against Ohio-bred company. This ain’t Ohio.
BELLAFINA is a daughter of ...
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Maryland-breds could impact Breeders Crown card
One week after Laurel Park hosted the 33rd edition of the Maryland Million Day where Maryland-bred and Maryland-sired runners were on full display, several Maryland-bred harness horses could earn their share of the spotlight tomorrow night at Pocono ...
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How to bet Saturday’s Belmont stakes races
The $200,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (G3) will top a nice card at Belmont Park on Saturday. One of three stakes offered, the seven-furlong dirt dash attracted six and I will go outside for my top pick.
Grade 2 winner DELTA PRINCE (#6) (7-2) gets t ...
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Late Pick 4 analysis for closing day at Keeneland
Keeneland's fall meet is coming to a close (c) Keeneland/Coady Photography
by Scott Shapiro
The final Pick 4 of the Keeneland fall meeting is upon us as the circuit moves west to Churchill Downs on Sunday afternoon.
The sequence comm ...
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Breeders’ Cup Classic BRIS Speed Rating Report 2018
The $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic shapes up to be an excellent betting race, with a competitive field of 14 set to enter the starting gate at Churchill Downs on November 3. Focusing upon the last three races, let’s review the BRIS Speed rati ...
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Why I'm Betting Moonlit Promise in the Ontario Fashion Stakes
Generally speaking, 2018 has been a pretty tough year for #1 Moonlit Promise , who will be among the favorites in Sunday’s $125,000 Ontario Fashion Stakes (gr. III) at Woodbine .
The daughter of Malibu Moon started her career with such promi ...
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Breeders Crown finals set for Saturday night at Pocono Downs
Since 1984 the most popular phrase in harness racing has been "It All Comes Down To The Breeders Crown" and this Saturday night Pocono Downs will host all 12 Breeders Crown finals as many of the division titles and harness racing's horse of the year ...
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Winx seeks Cox Plate grand slam over European challengers from Coolmore, Godolphin
The world’s highest-rated horse and a history-maker riding a 28-race winning streak, wondermare Winx bids for an unheard-of fourth victory in Australia’s weight-for-age championship – the Cox Plate (G1) – at Moonee Valley late Friday night at 2:00 ...
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My Breeders' Cup Mile Picks
After winning the Woodbine Mile, Oscar Performance jumped to the top of most Breeders' Cup Mile lists. Makes sense because the Brian Lynch trained colt has won 8-of-14 and over $2.3 million. Oscar Performance does make my Top 4. But, just like I did ...
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My Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf Picks
As always, European runners should dominate the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf. Although the Chad Brown trained Fourstar Crook will get plenty of attention, I'm so Euro-focused on the F&M Turf that I've left Chad's runner out of my Top 4. That ...
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Keeneland Spot Plays for Saturday, October 27, 2018
The field breaks from the gate at Keeneland (c) Coady Photography
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Todd Pletcher’s BOURBON IN MAY (#9) (3-1) looks to be well-spotted in a big field in his debut try. The son of fine turf influence More Than Ready has trained well a ...
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Nine 2yos Set for Sunday's Spendthrift Juvenile Stallion Stakes
Sunday’s $300,000 Spendthrift Juvenile Stallion Stakes at Churchill Downs might have a hefty purse, but it also has an unusual condition for eligibility.
According to the official race conditions, the seven-furlong event is “for two-year-old ...
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